Piper PA-46-350P N345RP
22 April 2008 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 2008 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-46-350P registered N345RP, operated by Ralph Patterson, was involved in an accident near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Horace Williams Airport (IGX)
- Coordinates
- 35.9350, -79.0658
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-350P
- Registration
- N345RP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ralph Patterson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Laurens → Chapel Hill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported the wind was "gusty and bumpy" during final approach to the destination airport. As the airplane "crossed the numbers" for runway 9, it touched down and "ballooned up" twice, before the pilot added power to avoid a stall. When it touched down again, the nose wheel broke off, and the propeller struck the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and firewall. At the time of the accident, the winds were recorded from 050 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-46 | Hayden, Colorado, United States | Joseph F. Brumleve | Fatal | 2 |
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| 23 Apr 2008 | Piper PA-46-350P | Parma, Italy | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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